Dark Deer Croft

02/11/2024

Dressage times for Sunday have been sent out individually. We start at 10am. Please get in touch with any questions.

29/10/2024

https://www.equoevents.co.uk/ViewEvent/ViewEventDetails/48063 DRESSAGE THIS SUNDAY at Dark Deer Croft. All levels, all welcome. Enter via EquoEvents. Any problems, message us.
https://www.equoevents.co.uk/ViewEvent/ViewEventDetails/48063

27/10/2024

Dark Deer Team doing us proud today. 😊 Grey Highlands leading the way.

27/10/2024

Pony Club Saturday 9th Nov. Names to Jo Butler - Freelance Equestrian Coach please.
We will be starting a new Pony Club group on 30th November so anyone wanting a space please get in touch. Prospective members must be able to walk and trot independently.

26/10/2024

Upcoming activities for the next couple of weekends
Sun 3rd Dressage am and clear round pm
Saturday 9th Pony Club
Sunday 10th Midlife horsey crisis club
All are filling fast so get your names down asap to avoid missing out

24/10/2024

https://www.equoevents.co.uk/ViewEvent/ViewEventDetails/49742

24/10/2024

24/10/2024

Hi Guys

We are running a Christmas Fayre on the 23rd of November 12-6 with pony rides, bar b Que, human showjumping and much much more to raise funds for Glen Urquhart shinty club.

We are having an indoor market and are offering a space to any local trader who would like one at £20 each. All monies go to the shinty club.

Please pm Freddi on the page to book a space. All are welcome and would be lovely to see you all. 😊

21/10/2024

New guidelines on equine worm control have been launched – with the warning: “If horse owners don’t make these changes now, it will be too late.” Cross-sector group CANTER (Controlling Antiparasitic resistance in Equines Responsibly), has published a “crucial” document setting out key pr...

16/10/2024

New! Freddi Gilbert will be doing BHS Stages training every Wednesday at Dark Deer. If you want to start your BHS training, or move on to the next level, contact her to find out more. Message this page or contact 07772 884899.

13/10/2024

DRESSAGE this coming Sunday 20th October. Intro to Novice. Enter now using EquoEvents.

08/10/2024

Clear round jumping on sunday names and heights to Jo by Thurs please.
Midlife horsey crisis club, also Sunday PM the page to book your space

07/10/2024

Great day with David Harland yesterday. Lovely to see the clinic packed out and great to see everyone.
We are looking for another date before Christmas so watch this space. 😊

02/10/2024

Couple of space available on Sat with Jo Butler - Freelance Equestrian Coach could be flat , jump or extra practice/stablemamage for up coming stages exams. Please contact Jo directly to book via her FB page.

Pony Day places available for Thurs 24th Oct

One space available for midlife horsey crisis club Sunday 13th Oct. For those who don't know, this is a fun group for adults which includes riding and stable management . Please PM out FB page for more details

30/09/2024

Pony Club on Saturday, names to Jo by Thurs please. Please can all Bacs payments be in by Saturday night at the latest and a reminder that PC is £30.

29/09/2024

Our ever popular Pony Day sessions are back for October 24th. 3hrs of fun riding and learning to look after a pony. £40 per session. Bookings via our FB page or WhatsApp/ text 07845 012482

27/09/2024

*** STEP AWAY FROM THE EQUEST (at this time of year) ***

A repeat post, but people STILL don’t understand!

Just a little reminder that you should absolutely NOT be using Equest or Equest Pramox during the Spring, Summer and early Autumn months. It should be reserved for the main purpose of Moxidectin; targeted the ENCYSTED stages of Redworm. Redworm encyst into the gut wall when it is COLD.

The emergence of these encysted redworm as the temperatures warm up in March/April, can result in fatal cyathostominosis. We only have TWO drugs that can treat encysted redworm, and there is already widespread resistance to one of them (Fenbendazole), and rapidly developing resistance to the second one - MOXIDECTIN. It’s imperative that you DO NOT USE EQUEST or EQUEST PRAMOX during the warm months, unless specifically directed to do so by your vet.

Lots of people correctly use worm egg counts during the spring and summer months, but some are then very dangerously worming with Equest if they have high egg counts. This is both a waste of Moxidectin, and a danger, due to helping increase the resistance to this drug.

DO NOT WASTE MOXIDECTIN WHEN IT’S WARM! The whole point of the drug is that it treats ENCYSTED redworm. The redworm burrow into the gut wall to keep warm; it’s as simple as that to understand! They need eradicating AFTER they have burrowed, so AFTER it gets cold, and BEFORE it warms up in the Spring!

25/09/2024

24/09/2024

A wonderful group of people to spend the last five days with. 😊 CR level one instructors and Peggy (level IV) and Regina (level III).

24/09/2024

Today saw the last day of part two of the Centered Riding Level 1 instructor Clinic with Peggy Brown all the way from Ohio USA. We also managed to fit in a Centered Riding and biodynamics lecture demo with Peggy and Regina and the fabulous Beau.
A huge amount was learned, a cacophony of light bulbs pinged on, many laughs were had and new friends were made from several different continents. Emotional farewells were said.

We wish Peggy well as she jets off to Milan and then Vienna for her nexts clinics. Inverness, Milan Vienna, what could be better. 😊

But we are delighted to announce that Dark Deer now has four level one Centered Riding Instructors available for lessons. Siobhan, Freddi, Alison and Rhona are all now qualified and enthusiastic to share their new found knowledge of biodynamics, sports psychology and Sally Swifts incredible teaching techniques.

Please contact the page to book in. Have a happy week everyone! 😁,